Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the 12^th Winter International Arts Festival in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin held a closing meeting with Defence Ministry leadership and defence industry heads at the Era Military Innovation Technopark. The participants discussed issues related to the construction of military facilities as part of the State Armament Programme.

Vladimir Putin continued the series of meetings on the development of the military-industrial complex. The second meeting of this cycle is devoted to the implementation of defence procurement and the State Armament Programme.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev and Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Veniamin Kondratyev on flash flooding relief operations in the region.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 15^th anniversary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

Vladimir Putin attended the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix, which took place at Sochi Autodrom at the Olympic Park.

On September 1, Knowledge Day, Vladimir Putin visited the Sirius Educational Centre, where he found out about the centre’s educational programmes and examined new laboratories.

On September 1, Vladimir Putin will visit the Sirius Educational Centre in Sochi to meet with winners of international student competitions of the 2017−2018 academic year, as well as teachers and instructors.

Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visited the My Russia cultural and ethnographic centre in Krasnaya Polyana.

Vladimir Putin held the concluding meeting with Defence Ministry leadership and defence industry heads. The design and manufacture of promising weapons and equipment were discussed during the last in the current series of meetings.

Vladimir Putin chaired the second meeting on the development of the Armed Forces.

Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the Crimean Bridge motorway section and drove the lead vehicle of the construction equipment convoy.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano. They discussed current matters concerning cooperation between Russia and the IAEA.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Krasnodar Territory Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.

The President took part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League held as part of the 7^th National Amateur Teams Hockey Festival. The event took place at the Bolshoi Ice Arena in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin visited the new children’s ice hockey training camp at the Sirius Educational Centre in Sochi.

After a meeting of the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee Supervisory Board, Vladimir Putin met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Supervisory Board of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Local Organising Committee in Sochi. The participants focused on the readiness of stadiums and other facilities to host the World Cup. The discussion will focus on the transport, medical and information services at the tournament.